iHeartMedia
Also known as Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., CC Media Holdings, Inc, Clear Channel
iHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout in 2008.
Key facts
- Company.name
- iHeartMedia, Inc.
- Company.logo
- IHeartMedia Logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- (Class A Common Stock)
- Company.hq_location_city
- San Antonio, Texas
- Company.hq_location_country
- U.S.
- Company.key_people
- Bob Pittman (chairman and CEO)Rich Bressler(president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer; CEO, Multiplatform Group)Conal Byrne(CEO, Digital Audio Group)
- Company.operating_income
- US-$797.3 million (2023)
- Company.net_income
- US$1.10 billion (2023)
- Company.assets
- US$6.95 billion (2023)
- Company.equity
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51 sectionsContents
- History
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Businesses
- Radio
- Radio acquisitions
- Outdoor advertising
- Television
- Former Clear Channel-owned stations
- Music charts
- News and information
- Worldwide
- Bicycle rental systems
- Vertical Real Estate
- Programming
- iHeartRadio
- Alternative stations
- Hip-hop, Rap, R&B and rhythmic stations
- Smooth jazz
- Dance and EDM
- Talk radio
- News/Talk stations
- Progressive talk
- All-News
- Black Information Network
- Sports talk stations
- Adult standards
- Adult contemporary
- Contemporary hit radio
- Country music
- Classic Hits/Oldies
- Rock
- Spanish
- Religious
- Specialties
- Criticism
- Market share
- September 11, 2001
- Live music recordings
- Indecency zero tolerance
- Concerts
- Production of local programming
- Lack of local staff during emergency
- Rejection of advertising images
- Censorship
- Use of paid actors posing as callers
- iHeartMedia and rock radio
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
We are iHeartMedia. -------------------
* **iHeartMedia is the #1 audio company** in the United States. * Reaching **9 out of 10 Americans** every month - a quarter of a billion monthly listeners. * **Greater reach than any other media company in the U.S.**
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